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AXIS 214 PTZ 25 Example: 1. Check Show custom link 1. 2. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM START. 3. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field: http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=-30,-30 4. Check Show custom link 2. 5. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM STOP. 6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field: http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0 7. These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera. For more information on the Axis HTTP API, see the Support / Developer pages on the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com Output Buttons These buttons can then be used to manually start and stop an event from the Live View page, e.g. to switch a light on/off: • The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period • Active/Inactive displays 2 buttons, one for each action (on/off) HTML Examples You can add live video from the AXIS 214 PTZ to your own web site. The camera can transmit a Motion JPEG or unicast MPEG-4 stream to up to 20 simultaneous connections, although an administrator can restrict this to fewer. If multicast MPEG-4 is used, the video stream will be available to an unlimited number of viewers connected to those parts of the network where multicast is enabled. Please note that a separate MPEG-4 license is required for each viewer. Enter the Video format, Image type, Image size and other settings to suit your Web page and click Update. The camera then generates the required source code for your configuration. Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code. Please see the online help for more information. External Video The AXIS 214 PTZ can also display video images from other Axis network cameras and video servers, directly on the Live View page. These are known as External Video sources. Once configured, these external video sources are available from the drop-down list on the Live View page. Click the Add button to open the External Video Source Setup dialog, which is used to make all the necessary settings. Enter the IP address or host name of the external video source you wish to add. Depending on the external source, select either MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or Motion JPEG as the type of video stream to receive.

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AXIS 214 PTZ
Example:
1. Check
Show custom link 1.
2.
Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM START.
3.
Select the
Use as cgi link
radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:
4. Check
Show custom link 2.
5.
Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM STOP.
6.
Select the
Use as cgi link
radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:
7.
These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera.
For more information on the Axis HTTP API, see the Support / Developer pages on the Axis Website at
Output Buttons
These buttons can then be used to manually start and stop an event from the Live View page, e.g. to switch
a light on/off:
• The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period
• Active/Inactive displays 2 buttons, one for each action (on/off)
HTML Examples
You can add live video from the AXIS 214 PTZ to your own web site. The camera
can transmit a Motion JPEG or unicast MPEG-4 stream to up to 20 simultaneous connections, although an
administrator can restrict this to fewer. If multicast MPEG-4 is used, the video stream will be available to an
unlimited number of viewers connected to those parts of the network where multicast is enabled. Please
note that a separate MPEG-4 license is required for each viewer.
Enter the
Video format
,
Image type
,
Image size
and other settings to suit your Web page and click
Update.
The camera then generates the required source code for your configuration. Copy this code and paste it into
your own Web page code.
Please see the online help
for more information.
External Video
The AXIS 214 PTZ can also display video images from other Axis network cameras and video servers,
directly on the Live View page. These are known as
External Video sources
. Once configured, these
external video sources are available from the drop-down list on the Live View page.
Click the
Add
button to open the External Video Source Setup dialog, which is used to make all the
necessary settings. Enter the IP address or host name of the external video source you wish to add.
Depending on the external source, select either MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or Motion JPEG as the type of video
stream to receive.